California’s Delete Act lets consumers make one request to delete personal data
www.theverge.comCalifornians get more control of their data.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Delete Act yesterday, making it possible for Californians to either ask data brokers to delete their personal data or forbid them to sell or share it, with a single request.
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“By January 2026, the California Privacy Protection Agency must create a way for people to make data brokers delete their data with a single request.”
We have a few years to wait.
It’s a step. A massive step in the right direction.
Which will soon be forgotten about due to the 24x7 news cycle, and minimal progress (if any) will be made by 2026.
It’s better than no step at all. His announcement of this will get the attention of more legislators and other governors from other states and as long as people support stuff like this, then we can influence more privacy protecting laws.